Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porth Ceriad today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porth Ceriad at 12AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Porth Ceriad. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | 29 | 23 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 84 | 69 | 80 | 93 | 56 | 43 | 27 | 21 | 11 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:56AM3.78m | 1:17PM3.43m | 1:41AM3.34m | 2:05PM3.11m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:22PM0.88m | 7:50AM1.04m | 7:58PM1.17m | 8:25AM1.34m | 8:46PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | SW 5 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 4 | NW 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
7 | 3 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 56 | 43 | 27 | 21 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | NW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 |
29 | 29 | 2 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 84 | 69 | 80 | 93 | 21 | 41 | 39 | 46 | 37 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 373 | 354 | 294 | 130 | 126 | 138 | 277 | 298 | 301 | 301 | 289 | 307 | 3 | 120 | 120 | 126 | 126 | 138 | 63 |
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